SubscribeI have still been thinking about what to do about the privacy of this blog. I went to one of my favorite reads, OMSH today and she posted her solution to the photo issue.
Should you notice my little copyright graphic/watermark thing-a-ma-jig, please don’t think I’m getting all cocky. I realize 98.9 percent of my readers would not ever take a photo. And you should know, if I ever take a photo you can’t live without, just email me and I’ll send the original right over. Hot linking and/or saving an image found on my website and uploading it to yours? Not cool. I will no longer be uploading full resolution photos to flickr - just these sweet little 500px photos with the watermark. It’ll look the same to you - just with that annoying little “c” displayed and my gentle reminder, “Do Not Steal.”
Before I even read this I had been thinking about making some kind of a watermark for my photos. I emailed a few people to see what programs they used to make them. It seems like most people just make them in photoshop, which I already have. I just have to figure it out, and see what I can do to make the process easy. If it takes a long time to put the watermark on each shot, I will probably post fewer pictures, and I don’t really want to do that.
I also like the idea of only uploading small files to flickr. I may have to look into that, and see what I can do about changing my existing photos. I am mostly concerned about my kids photos. I am not too worried about my other shots. I know that I have gotten better at photography, but I am not really concerned about anyone stealing those shots. There are plenty of better shots out there of most of the things I have photographed.
I am still mulling over what I want to do. But, one of the things that worries me the most is the shots of my kids. I think that if I knew that the photos of my kids were safe, I would probably feel ok with having all the rest of the things I post public. I still haven’t made any decisions, but stay tuned 